FC: AN ENCHANTED WEEKEND IN PENANG | 4th-5th, SEPTEMBER 2010 | A Celebration of Friendship

50: by Patricia Schenck Friends Life's path is not paved. As you journey down it, You will stumble on the pebbles that cover it. Sometimes you will trip and fall. Eventually you will get hurt. But there is a thicket of flowers that Grows along the path. You should pluck many as you travel. Be sure to discard the ones with thorns, For they will only hurt you and slow you down. But always keep with you the beautiful Ones that make you smile. For these are the flowers you will call your friends. The ones that will catch you when you stumble, Pick you up when you fall, And help to heal the wounds that life has inflicted.

51: Life's path

52: Cherish Each Moment by Shirley Love Cherish each moment, each hour in each day, The enemy, Time, just keeps slipping away. Life passes so swiftly and waits for no man, So cherish each second while you still can. One moment of anger is one moment lost, You can never regain it, but that is the cost Of moments we squander on hatred and fear. Too late we discover the cost was too dear. Cherish your loved ones before it’s too late, In case life without them is part of your fate, Tell them you love them while they are still here, So they’ll know their existence is what you hold dear. Don’t waste time reflecting on trivial matters Don’t worry and fret while watching dreams shatter, Grab hold of those moments and turn life around, Just cherish those moments while they still abound. We cannot step backward to relive one hour. Recapturing time is not in our power, And as we grow older, time goes by much faster, So cherish each moment, they’re gifts from the Master.